[Loch-Ruadh] Bank Scam

[Donna Wallis]

Normally I do not send these things out, but this is from a site I
trust.

http://www.bendover.com/newsletter.asp

Alert Posted Friday, January 23, 2004 @ 4:10pm CT: There is a new scam
that has surfaced this afternoon in e-mails around the world that you
need to not only be aware of, but let other (potentially more gullible)
bank account holders in on so they don't end up on the victim's list.

DO NOT BITE on the following e-mail, supposedly originating from the
FDIC:

To Whom It May Concern:

In cooperation with the Department Of Homeland Security, Federal, State
and Local Governments your account has been denied insurance from the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation due to suspected violations of the
Patriot Act. While we have only a limited amount of evidence gathered on
your account at this time it is enough to suspect that currency
violations may have occurred in your account and due to this activity we
have withdrawn Federal Deposit Insurance on your account until we verify
that your account has not been used in a violation of the Patriot Act.

As a result, Department Of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge has
advised the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to suspend all deposit
insurance on your account until such time as we can verify your identity
and your account information.

Please verify through our IDVerify below. This information will be
checked against a federal government database for identity verification.
This only takes up to a minute and when we have verified your identity
you will be notified of said verification and all suspensions of
insurance on your account will be lifted.

http://www.fdic.gov/idverify/cgi-bin/index.htm

Failure to use IDVerify below will cause all insurance for your account
to be terminated and all records of your account history will be sent to
the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington D.C. for analysis and
verification. Failure to provide proper identity may also result in a
visit from Local, State or Federal Government or Homeland Security
Officials.

Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.

Donald E. Powell
Chairman Emeritus FDIC

John D. Hawke, Jr.
Comptroller of the Currency

Michael E. Bartell
Chief Information Officer

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This scam is obviously designed to get your most personal information
that will then allow the bad guys to clone your identity, or even drain
your bank accounts dry.

Read the [real] FDIC's statement and warning about this e-mail by
clicking here.  More information about this scam will be posted on our
website as it develops.

Forward this e-mail to everyone in your Address Book and save them a
slew of potential brain-damage.

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